British illusionist makes ad guys look foolish

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Here in the U.S., our magicians star in ad campaigns for major sporting leagues. In England, they prefer to make fun of the ad people. In this video, Derren Brown, a popular British “psychological illusionist,” appears to trick a couple of ad guys into creating a supremely unoriginal ad campaign for a taxidermy shop. See more Derren Brown stuff here.

—Posted by Tim Nudd

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